THE HYGGE LIFE

Icelandic chef and owner of Dill and Kex Hostel, Gunnar Gíslason shows readers how to create, eat, and live the hygge lifestyle through recipes, essays, and craft projects.

THE HYGGE LIFE brings a food-focused angle to the Hygge trend with more than 30 cozy-inducing recipes from the chef of the award-winning Restaurant Dill in Reykjavik in addition to tips and easy projects to incorporate Scandinavian living into holidays, travel, décor, entertaining, and everyday life.

In addition to his restaurant, Gíslason also runs the popular Kex Hostel on Reykjavik Harbor and is well-versed in creating a hygge atmosphere for his guests and loved ones. In THE HYGGE LIFE he, along with accomplished writer Jody Eddy, teaches readers how small gestures (putting wool blankets and warm cider out for guests) or larger undertakings (building bonfires and making campfire bread to celebrate solstice) can warm the psyche and foster hygge. The book is divided into chapters focused on different opportunities for hygge; morning rituals, family gatherings, holidays, bedtime rituals, decorating, and caring for yourself, with recipes for cozy and comforting dishes like Potato Soup with Smoked Haddock and Spiced Buttermilk Fritters—plus stunning photography throughout!

GUNNAR KARL GÍSLASON is chef of the award-winning Restaurant Dill in Reykjavik's historic Nordic House, Kex Hostel on Reykjavik Harbor, and Agern restaurant in NYC's Grand Central Station. His cooking celebrates Iceland's pristine ingredients and artisanal producers and has garnered international acclaim.
JODY EDDY is the author of Come In, We're Closed; North; and Cuba. A graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education in Manhattan, she is the former editor of Art Culinaire.